DECEASED: Mrs. Barbara Ann Owens Rittenberry age 76 beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, and friend, closed her eyes on earth and opened them in the arms of her Savior at 10:45 Am on Friday, August 6, 2021.

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Barbara Ann Owens Rittenberry was born in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN on Tuesday, November 21, 1944 to the late James Edwin and Margaret (Benson) Owens. She put her faith in Christ at an early age and followed Him until the end of her life. She was a member of Milton Church of Christ, and retired from the State of Tennessee. She loved nothing more than cooking for and spending time with her family, and have them all gathered around her table enjoying her delicious food, her family, her children and grandchildren, were the most wonderfully precious thing in her life, our sweet memories of the times we spent with her are forever engraved in our hearts, while we grieve her absence from us, we know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and rejoice that she will never again know pain.

SURVIVORS: Left behind to miss her until we see her again are her husband of 39 years; Roger Rittenberry; 3 Daughters: Lisa (Tim) Duncan, Lynn (Roger) Lay, Carol Rittenberry; 5 Sons: Stephen (Kim) Clark, Brian (Angela) Clark, Jay (Kasha) Rittenberry, Mike Rittenberry, Roy Rittenberry; 27 beloved grandchildren, several great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. A host of family and friends also survive.

PRECEEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her Parents to greet her at Heavens gate; 1 Precious Son: Andy Rittenberry; 1 Granddaughter: Sarah Duncan, 2 Sisters: Mary Dix, Nancy York, and her beloved pets Buddy, Sassy and Peanut.

PALLBEARERS:   Her beloved sons; Steve, Brian, Jay , and Mike, and family; Jon Duncan, Matt Tiller, Jake Harris.

SERVICES/BURIAL: Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Owens Rittenberry will be Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 1 PM at the Milton Church of Christ located at 12155 Lascassas Pike, Milton, TN 37118; the visitation will be held at the Milton Church of Christ with family welcoming friends on Wednesday, August 11 ^th starting at 3 PM until 8 PM, then on Thursday, August 12 ^th starting at 12 noon until service time at 1 PM. Burial to follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Norene, Wilson Co., TN . Officiating with the service will be Bro. Teb Batey.